Jeremy Roenick said Thursday the Sharks are his odds on favorite to win the Stanley Cup this year. But the NBC hockey analyst hasn’t changed his opinion on Patrick Marleau, who he feels doesn’t bring his best “on a day-to-day basis.”

On a conference call to promote the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in July, Roenick, a former teammate of Marleau’s for two seasons, said the Sharks forward was one of the most talented players he’s ever played with but wanted him to be more consistent.

“He has some of the most talent ever. I don’t think he brings it on a day-to-day basis, and that’s my opinion,” Roenick said. “And obviously I work as an analyst for NBC and that’s usually my analysis. But you talk about pure talent and the ability to score goals at a high clip, Patrick Marleau is one of the best I’ve ever seen.

“But, you know, that doesn’t mean I have to like him as a person or like him as a player or anything like that. So I think he’s a wonderful, unbelievably talented hockey player but I wish I would see it from him more often.”

Going into Game 3 of the Western Conference final between the Sharks and Blues, Marleau has 10 points in 14 playoff games. Splitting his time between center and wing, Marleau, 36, had 48 points in 82 games in the regular season. He scored 25 goals, the 13th time in his 18-year career that he’s had at least 20 goals, and has 1,036 points in 1,411 regular season games with the Sharks, both franchise records.

Roenick memorably called Marleau “gutless” on May 8, 2011 after the Sharks lost a two-goal lead in the third period to the Detroit Red Wings and lost 4-3 in regulation time. Roenick also took a dig at Marleau in his 2012 book, listing him at No. 3 in a chapter called “Five Players I Hated During My Career.”

Marleau responded at the time, telling this newspaper, “He’s got his own agenda. He’s saying stuff so people watch. I understand that. I don’t have to like it or agree with it, but he’s trying to get viewers like you’re trying to get people to read the paper. I don’t take it personally or anything like that.”

Roenick was overall complementary of the Sharks, saying it was the best San Jose team he’s ever seen and likes their chances to win it all this year if they continue to play like they did in Game 2 against the St. Louis Blues.

Roenick has loved the job coach Pete DeBoer has done this season, complemented GM Doug Wilson for bringing new players in the system. and said the team needed younger players like Tomas Hertl to step up and have a bigger role to support veterans like Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and yes, Marleau.

“I think the Sharks look the best out of anybody in the playoffs to me right now, especially after what they did to St. Louis the other day,” Roenick said. “I thought their game was unbelievable. And I think Pittsburgh is very close. It would not surprise me to see a San Jose-Pittsburgh final.

“I think all four teams that are left in the playoffs have just totally impressed me. But if you give me the odds on, I’m going with San Jose, if they can continue to play the way they did in Game 2.”